Jackie Reeves - LIVE Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture

Artist Jackie Reeves will talk about her work live from PAAM. Jackie Reeves : Larger than Life – Drawings in Time will present a group of large scale figurative works that explore and expand the nature of observational drawing in conjunction with exceptional skill and imagination. The title’s multiple meanings addresses both the scale of the imagery and the subject matter that provides the viewer with the mystery and richness of a life lived as a woman, wife, mother and as a creative human force. ARTIST STATEMENT These paintings feature larger-than-life female figures caught in various states of action and transformation. While the figures may first draw the viewer in, it is ultimately the paint application, gesture, and mark-making that I hope will hold their attention. My process is spontaneous and rooted in movement. I begin abstractly, often with spills, splatters, and poured paint, allowing the surface to evolve through pushing, dragging, and layering. From these Rorschach-like forms, figures begin to emerge- drawn first from memory and intuition, then shaped through references from myself, my daughters, and family photographs. Performance and physicality are central to the work. My background as a mural painter, combined with an early love of drawing large, continues to inform how I approach scale, gesture, and the body in space. Together, these works create an immersive environment in which painting and drawing become acts of discovery, memory, and transformation. ABOUT THE ARTIST Canadian-American artist Jackie Reeves creates mixed media works that combine figurative and abstract elements. Raised in Montreal by architect parents, she earned her BFA in Design Art from Concordia University and her MFA in Painting from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design low-residency program at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Reeves has exhibited widely throughout Cape Cod and beyond, and her work has been featured in The Boston Globe, Art New England, WHITEHOT Magazine, and Artscope Magazine. She was recently named one of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s 2026 Artists of the Year alongside author, poet, and artist Lauren Wolk. Together they created The InkLine Project, a collaborative series pairing Reeves’s animations with Wolk’s poetry. Reeves lives in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and teaches mixed media drawing and painting throughout Cape Cod The Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture Series welcomes artists, art historians, curators, and authors to speak at PAAM during the summer, both in conjunction with exhibitions and as independent scholars. The series was established in honor of artist Fredi Schiff Levin, an active member of Provincetown’s arts community from the 1960s until her passing in 2002. We extend our deepest gratitude to The Levin Family, who graciously sponsors this series.